A Bethlehem teen and a 20-year-old Moore Township man are facing charges after one stole $12,000 worth of jewelry and the other sold it for $250 to a Lehigh Valley Mall store, court papers say.

Cody Daniel Kressler, 20, of the 2400 block of Jones Road in Moore Township, and Pedro Florian Jr., 18, of the 1500 block of Johnston Drive in Bethlehem, admitted their roles in the crime, according to court papers.

Authorities say Florian stole the jewelry while visiting a friend June 23 in the 1100 block of Sierra Drive in Lehigh Township. The family later noticed the belongings missing, including $25 in cash, according to court records.

The homeowner told police he recovered some of the jewelry at Gold Rush in the Lehigh Valley Mall, court papers say. Many of the pieces were damaged since the store had to pick apart the valuables to ensure the gold was real, police say.

Kressler told police July 27 he knew Florian went upstairs to use a computer and stole some cash from the home, authorities said. Kressler said the Bethlehem teen called him a few weeks later to say he had some jewelry to cash in, court papers say.

Kressler said he used his photo ID to sell the jewelry for $250, court papers say. He said it wasn't until he received a phone call from a juvenile, identified only as A.H. in court papers, that Kressler learned the items were stolen, court papers say.

Police say A.H. cooperated with the investigation, providing authorities with a screen shot of a Facebook conversation with Florian from June 23. In the conversation, Florian tells the juvenile that he needs A.H. to reach out to Kressler to help him "pawn some (expletive)."

Florian told police on Dec. 5 he took the jewelry and sold it at the mall, then bought some "spice," or synthetic marijuana, and an iPod with the money.

Florian said A.H. and Kressler knew the jewelry was stolen, court papers say.

Florian and Kressler were arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Robert Hawke. Florian is charged with theft and receiving stolen property. Kressler is charged with two counts of receiving stolen property. Both were sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $35,000 bail.

A message left at the Gold Rush store was not immediately returned this afternoon.